This is Don "Yahfu" Mitchell I' am the founder, CEO, & Slam Master of the Registered and Protected Spoken Innovation Literary Organization which oversees a series of poetry events in Lafayette, Louisiana.

We are excited to announce our monthly poetry readings and qualifications to make our 2010 Slam Teams for the respected readings that we have going on in town.

This event will continue on Friday November 20, Friday December 18, Friday January 15 2009.This is a free to the public and poets poetry event but the rewards are plenty.

1st place-$20.002nd place-$15.003rd place-$10.00

Winners also get a free pitcher of beer, and Bisbano's will give us one free large pizza. So come out and support the Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam, 2 blocks of the University of Louisiana @ Lafayette.

The next Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam is Friday November 20, 2009 @ Bisbano's Pizza 1540 Johnston Street Lafayette, LA 70501 sign up is @ 9pm show starts @ 10pm...This is a free event for all poets to participate, 1st place prize is $30 cash, a certificate, a pitcher of beer, and a few slices of pizza, 2nd place prize is $20 cash, a certificate, a pitcher of beer, and a few slices of pizza, 3rd place prize is $10 cash, a pitcher of beer, and a few slices of pizza.

So come out and show your love and talent at the Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam.

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These seven poets have clinched an automatic birth into the 2010 Spoken Innovation National Slam Team slam-off! But the door is also open to five more wild card poets on a first come first serve basis...Each poet will then perform 3 rounds of poetry with the top 5 scoring poets making the 2010 Spoken Innovation National Poetry Slam Team.

What an amazing bout, full of energy and love. I want to thank everyone who played a roll in making this event a success and for coming out and supporting the Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam of Lafayette, LA.

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The Official Rules of the 2010 Spoken Innovation National Poetry Slam Team Slam-off!

1. All poems performed must be artist own original work.2. No props, costumes, musical complements, animal acts, and other such gimmicks allowed during the performance of a poem.3. Poems can be on any style, subject, and content 100 % free speech.4. Poets perform only one poem per round5. No poems may be repeated in any round6. Five Judges will be randomly selected from the audience that will score each poet on a scale of 0 to 10 considering both the written text of the poem, as well as the performance of the poem.7. There will be a three minute time limit, with a ten second grace period on each poem violation of this rule will result in deductions of points.8. From (3:11-3:20 – 0.5,) (3:21-3:30 -1.0,) (3:31-3:40 -1.5,) and so on!9. Timekeeper must wait until the scores are called out before they announce a time penalty.10. Time start as soon as contact is made with the audience which may be well before the first word is uttered!11. In the event of a tie, poets will perform a head to head poem, and the judges will decide the winning poet by votes!12. Judges hold up your score all at the same time after each performance so not to be influence by another judge score.13. At the end of the night the top 5 poets will be named the 2010 Lafayette, LA National Slam Team Members

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This is Yah Fu founder/slam master of the Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam of Lafayette, LA.On Friday December 18 @ Bisbano’s Pizza Cellar Door 1540 Johnson Street Lafayette, LA 70501 we will have the 2010 Lafayette Louisiana National Poetry Slam Team Slam-off, A Large Free Pizza, and Draft Beer for the winning poets. If you are a performance poet and would like a chance to represent the beautiful city of Lafayette, LA at the 2010 National Poetry Slam which will take place in St. Paul, Minnesota the 1st week in August then I encourages you to bring at least five original poems, sign your name on the list, and compete for your chance to make the team.

After all the poets performs there original poems before a receptive audience the top 5 poets, will be named the 2010 Lafayette, LA National Poetry Slam Team. This event as always will be free to the public and the poets so bring your family and friends to this major, major, event of live performance poet on a beautiful Friday night.

This is the Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam and we invite you to join us and help us grow into something special. We need judges, and a time keeper to volunteer at this historic event that will be hosted by Steven Cooper of Lafayette, LA. So poets the Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam invites you to come out, compete, and embrace the moment to be name the 2010 Lafayette National Poetry Slam Team.

Thank you very much for you’re time and attentionYours truly, Yah Fu Founder/Slam Master of the Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam

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Good news ladies and gentlemen, The Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam & Bisbano's Pizza Cellar Door Lounge have agreed to have the slam there for 6 more months from January 2010-June 2010. We look forward to certifying our slam in April 2010. We have had slams there the 3rd Friday of every month and our January 15 slam will be our last slam on the 3rd Friday, starting in February 2010 we will move the slam on the last Friday of every month. Here are the dates that have been agreed upon for the Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam @ Bisbano's Pizza 1540 Johnston Street Lafayette, LA 70501.

Friday January 15, 2010 sign up 9pm, slam starts 10pm-1amFriday February 26, 2010 sign up 9pm, slam starts 10pm- 1amFriday March 26, 2010 sign up 9pm, slam starts 10pm-1amFriday April 30, 2010 sign up 9pm, slam starts 10pm-1amFriday May 28, 2010 sign up 9pm, slam starts 10pm-1amFriday June 25, 2010 sign up 9pm, slam starts 10pm-1am All slams are free to the public as well as the poets, we will have a Large Pizza, 1st place prize is $25 dollars, 2nd place prize is $15 dollars, and 3rd place prize is $10, and the top 3 winners will also have a pitcher of beer rewarded to them.So I encourage you to pass through and come hang out with us at the Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam

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The 1st Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam of 2010 was fantastic we had 4 poets, 5 judges, a scorekeeper, good poetry, good food, and a receptive audience it took place @ Bisbano's Pizza Cellar Door the only underground tavern in Lafayette, LA on January 15 @ 10pm. Here are the results of the slam.

Goat: Chris 7.6

Round 1

Aaron "Kyomi" Felix 22.3

Humble Jow 28.7

Yahfu "The Prodigal Son" 28.2

Lotus Warrior 26.1

Round 2

Aaron "Kyomi" Felix 25.7

Humble Jow 29.2

Yahfu "The Prodigal Son" 27.7

Lotus Warrior 27.9

Round 3

clearing poet- Handsome 27.6

Aaron "Kyomi" Felix 25.8

Humble Jow 29.7

Yahfu "the Prodigal Son" 29.0

Lotus Warrior 29.2

Round 4

Aaron "Kyomi" Felix 26.4

Humble Jow 29.6

Yahfu "the Prodigal Son" 29.4

Lotus Warrior 28.7

Final Scores

1st place Humble Jow 117.2

2nd place Yahfu "The Prodigal Son" 114.3

3rd place Lotus Warrior 111.9

4th place Aaron "Kyomi" Felix 100.2

I want to thank the community of Lafayette Louisiana for your continual support of the Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam our next slam is Friday Feb 26, 10pm at Bisbano's Pizza.

Ladies and Gentlemen my name is Don Mitchell by birth but I’m known in the performance poetry world as YahFu, I’ am founder and slam master of the Spoken Innovation Literary Organization which is the organization that puts on the Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam & Open Mike Poetry Reading in Lafayette, LA. Our mission is to educate, inspire, promote, & entertain our community and surrounding cities with original innovative performance poetry, workshops, features and motivational teachings and we as an organization are currently seeking sponsors and donations to help spread, promote, & facilitate the performance of original poetry in our community and cities beyond.

The Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam & Open Mike Poetry Reading is the premiere spoken word poetry event in Lafayette, LA which takes place the last Friday of every month @ Bisbano’s Pizza Cellar Door 1540 Johnston Street Lafayette, LA 70501 one block away from the University of Louisiana @ Lafayette sign up for poets begins @ 9:00pm with the show starting at 10:15-10:30pm central standard time and we humbly ask you to support our cause and be part of the international phenomenon known as spoken word poetry.

The Spoken Innovation Literary Organization is dedicated to not only entertain you with quality & inspiring poems, prose, & inspirational quotes, we are dedicated to giving our community a new way of life with intensive & fulfilling workshops, live audience interaction at our poetry events and much more.

So we encourage you to give generously and be part of the Spoken Innovation Literary Organization movement of live spoken word poetry in Lafayette, LA.

your generous contribution will go a long way in revolutionizing the Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam & Open Mike Poetry Reading in Lafayette, LA. Simply make checks or money order out to Don Mitchell Spoken Innovation Literary Organization and mail to Tipitina’s Music Co-Op 510 Johnston Street Lafayette, LA 70501 and help us revolutionize the performance of original poetry in Lafayette, LA.

Ladies and Gentlemen The Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam @ Bisbano's Pizza a major success insomuch we ran out of chairs and judges had to sit on the floor, sorry about that. 2 slam team members have been replaced due to lack of attendence, lack of practice, and lack of communication to name a few so we have replaced them with two more poets so we would say goodbye to Samuel "Red" Woodman and Chris "the Golden Oracle" there replacements are Jessica Bordelon 2nd place winner of the slam Friday Feb 26, 2010, and Trumann "TRU" Spriggs 3rd place winner of the slam. We will certify our venue and compete against the 2010 Baton Rouge, LA National Poetry Slam Team Friday March 26, 2010 in Lafayette in a win and your in contest.

1st and foremost I would like to thank God for all he has done and what he will do.2nd Congratulations to all the teams and members that made this bout a success and I thank the community of Lafayette, LA. For all your contributions and making our event a success. SO LET’S GIVE IT UP TO OUR CHAMPIONS THE 2010 BATON ROUGE NATIONAL POETRY SLAM TEAM.

2010 Louisiana Super Regional Individual Poetry Slam results MAJOR PROPS TO TRUMANN JOW OF THE LAFAYETTE POETRY SLAM & AKEEM MARTIN OF THE NEW ORLEANS POETRY SLAM FOR SHARING THE TITLE OF THE 2010 LOUISIANA SUPER REGIONAL INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS.

Thank you all for making this historic event a success and please continue to support the Spoken Innovation Literary Organization events in Lafayette, LA as we grow in artistic development and creative excellence.

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